The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Chapter 24

"Freya, did he apologize?"

Audrey's question caught Freya off guard, and with a sly twist of her head, she glanced at Kieran.

Sensing Freya's mischievous intent and fearing she might spew nonsense before Audrey, Kieran walked forward to grab Freya by the arm. "Grandma, excuse me. Ms. Dawson and I need to talk in private. We'll be upstairs." With that, Kieran pulled Freya up the stairs in long strides.

Caught by surprise, Audrey called out, "Kieran! My dear boy, be gentle... She's a lady! If you mistreat Freya, I won't let you off the hook!"

Upstairs, Kieran threw Freya onto the bed and locked the bedroom door.

"Mr. Sutton, what's the meaning of this?" Leaning against the headboard, Freya teased Kieran at the door, "Doing this... what would Ms. Harwood think? She might get jealous, you know."

around her neck, his voice cold, "Have I been

her." Freya tilted her head back, meeting Kieran's force without fear. Despite his grip, she

Kieran's

life hell for the Dawson Group, just to see me

those words, Kieran let out a cold laugh, releasing Freya, "Quite insightful of you. Well then, let's see how you

couch, picking up a glass of red wine

downtown development projects, the 15th of every month's overseas trade, and I

let alone to someone as supposedly sheltered as Freya, were known only to a

back on your schemes against the Dawson Group. Otherwise, I can make these secrets public. If

with danger. Freya was the first to

I don't provoke unless provoked. We could part ways amicably. You withdraw your moves against the Dawson

other, you cozy up to Grandma to secure your position. And you dare to talk about parting ways amicably?" Kieran scoffed coldly, "If it weren't for Ellie's generosity in not holding a grudge against you, I wouldn't have settled for a